Is there any english word that is also used as first name ?

Will Hope Chastity Patience Prudence Grace

I'd say so. Names like Sage, River, Brooke, Rose, and so on are often used as female names. I'm sure that there are similar names used for boys, but I can't think of any off the top of my head.

Sure. There are virtue names like Patience, Chastity, Hope, and Faith. There are nature names like Willow, Sky, River, Crystal, Heather, Poppy, and Rowan Hmm, I've known an April, a Blue, and a Paisley, all of which can be non-name words I'm sure there are a lot more, but those are the first that came to mind

Archer Ash (Nickname, usually) Bell/ Belle Brandy Constance Jasper Dawn (literally my sister's name, I can't believe it didn't come to me first) Coral Rose Violet Lavender Ruby Crystal Faith Felicity Ginger Hazel Heather Holly Hunter Iris Ivy Joy Juniper Lance Lark Robin Liberty Lily Maple Marine Marlin Mercy Misty Pearl Peony Pepper Sage Rosemary Piper Poppy Ray River Sandy (also, usually a nickname) Trinity Willow Wren Dot (nickname) Nick Fern Also, if you check out r/namenerds they are great with questions like this.

There are many English words that sound like first names: Art : paintings, sculpture, is also known as art. Harmony: accompanies melody in music Sue: to bring a civil lawsuit against another Mike: also an abbreviation for 'Microphone' Mark: what ink does to paper Joy: a happy emotion Melody: the main part of any piece of music. Bob: an up-and-down motion. I am sure there are many others. Most of the names listed sound like English words, but aren't why people have those names. The exceptions are Joy, Harmony, and Melody, which *are* names based on English words.

I know two Octobers, a Tuesday, and a Cobalt. A lot of job-based surnames (some with spellings independent of the common noun) have become first names as well, like: - Sawyer (woodcutter) - Cooper (barrelmaker) - Taylor (clothesmaker) - Hunter - Mason (stoneworker) - Archer Flower names are *very* common for women (e.g. Rose, Lily, Flora, Daisy, etc.).

Flowers, gems, and virtues are all common types of girls' names. Rose, Daisy, Violet, Ruby, Pearl, Jade, Verity, Constance, Hope...

this isn't what you mean cause it has different origins but the only name that came to mind was Rob lmao

Will Mark Max(shortened form of maximum) Plenty of names are named after flowers or gemstones, ie Lily, Rose, Ruby. To name a few more off the top of my head.

The other commenters have brought up quite a few names that match what you're looking for, but I'm tired, so when I tried to think of an answer, all I could think of was "Taylor." "Taylor" is not a noun. There's *tailor,* which is pronounced the same, and *that's* a noun, but it's not a name. I'm pretty sure Taylor comes from tailor, but don't quote me on that.

Many!

Absolutely, especially words related to science and nature. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Rain, River, Willow, etc ad nauseum

Loyal, Royal, King, Major, Legend, Destiny, Dream, Faith, Serenity, Prince

Bob, Chuck, Art, Peg, Bill, Cliff, Herb, Barb, Frank (are all short for another name) Russell, Mark (are names themselves) Phil, Pete, Carrie, Doug (all sound like words but are spelled differently) Some of these are old-fashioned, but common enough that people would not think they're unusual names. I think it's more common for male names. Throughout history, there have been many trends to use words as names. Most of the following, if you meet someone with these names, you'll think of the meaning of the word. I think this kind is more common for female names, but you'll see them for boys too. Flowers are common for girls (Lily, Iris), occasionally gemstones (Ruby, Jade). Hippies in the 1960s started naming their kids after nature: Sky, Rainbow, Willow, Autumn, Meadow. Christians in the 1600s used [virtue names](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_name) to bless their kids with good qualities. Some have become common names: Grace, Faith, Joy, Constance, Ernest (earnest). But some were [very strange](https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/09/puritan-names-lists-of-bizarre-religious-nomenclature-used-by-puritans.html) and no longer seen-- outside of Africa, maybe. People nowadays use inventive names, including words and misspelled words: Maverick, Axel, Walker, Harper, Savannah (all from the top 100 Usa names). There's a style of jokes, "a man with no arms and no legs," that's based on names that sound like words. Usually the first category I mentioned, the ones that we think of as normal names, because that's where their humor comes from. [r/dadjokes thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/dadjokes/comments/13jvnwt/what_do_you_call_a_man_with_no_arms_or_legs/?rdt=38363)

Common names that are also names: flowers (Rose, Lily, Daisy, Ivy) , spices (Basil, thyme, pepper), precious stones/gems (diamond, sapphire, Amber, Pearl, Jade) seasons (autumn, summer) and months (June, May, April) Then you have feelings like Love, Desire. There are some that described what their family did: Cooper/Mason/Forester or forest. Also birds: sparrow, Robin. Yes we have names after other things than just a name.

To be clear, how are you reading Reading as being pronounced. As a name I would read it as red-ing rather than reading. That said, there are likely those with the name that pronounce it like reading, although the name likely would share a root with red instead.

Rock, Stone, Rubby - these are pretty outdated at this point though And in some communities it's not uncommon to use location names - vegas, maryland, florida, new york

Jack. Either a type of flag, a device for raising machinery you're working on, or an action. Will Faith Hope Charity Patience Prudence April May June Rose Lily Heather Pearl Jade Bill Harry Summer Autumn (formerly) Wolf, possibly Bear if you're american, Duke, Earl, Prince Many others from other posts.

Many, nature words are particularly common. Aspen, Rose, Willow, Lily, Brook(e), Olive/Olivia/Oliver, Ivy, Daisy, are all quite popular. Somewhat less popular but I've still known people with them include: Poppy, River, Forest, Ash, Oak, Wren, Juniper, Crystal, Holly, Ruby. Violet and Scarlet are both relatively common as well (and are colors). Also virtues are common, especially among religious folk: Hope, Faith, and Grace are probably the most common. But I've also heard Destiny, Patience, Prudence, Chastity, Christian We also have times of year: Autumn is quite popular as a name, thought I've met a Summer as well. April May (sometimes Mei), and June are fairly common, and I've heard August as well. The vast majority of these names are also traditionally girl's names, which is interesting. I feel like there are fewer noun names commonly used for boys. There are also names that are more accidently related to a noun, but historically unrelated (I think): Mark, Bill, Will, Chance, Lance, Frank.

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Many. It's more common with feminine names. They're often either 1.) virtues, such as: Faith Hope Grace 2.) Flowers/plants/nature, such as: Daisy Rose Willow Brook Autumn Dawn 3.) Traits/professions Hunter Piper Archer Those are just some examples

I’m trying to corral all the Ch- names that are also words. Chad, Chance, Chip, Chuck, Chase, Chastity, Charity, Christian, Chandler, Chick, China, Chamomile, Cherry, Cherish, Chrystal

There's many. Hope, Faith, Will, Hunter just to name a few.

Dozens of ‘em

rose

Bob Jack

In addition to all these nouns people are sharing, there’s also a lot of verbs that are also names: Rob, Will, Jack, Bill, Bob, Chip, Buzz, Grant, Chase, Grace, Mark, Hope, Wade, Drew, Foster, Sue, Carol, Barb, Chuck, Lance, Pat, Skip (to name a few)

Yes, there's lots. Roger, Rose, Amber, Hope, Pearl, Ivy, Grace... and I'm sure dozens more.

Many. Verbs: Mark, Lance, Rob, Bob, Chuck Nouns: Art, Crystal, River, Forest, Sky, August, Gene, Lily, Satchel, Will, Hunter Adjectives: Hazel, Rose, Rich Some are phonetically words but the spelling is different (ie Matt and mat, Phil and fill, Doug and dug, Hugh and hue, etc). Some names are also slang terms so they're similar to what you're asking but might not truly count (ie "jack", "jimmy", "john", "mary-jane" are all slang terms with various meanings). 

Bill

i know of at least one person named felony

Why has no-one mentioned Dick and Fanny?

Quill is the only one I though of that's not on that comprehensive list of SagebrushandSeafoam ... Oh! And Sage, any gender.

My granddaughter's first name is "Hope," and her middle name is "Rose."

Brad, Frank, Bob, gale, Ken, mark Mason, Bill, Ray, Pat, rush, van,

Bill. Jack. Summer. Hunter. To name a few! And I think other names that aren’t normal words used to be words in the past, or in another language

Here in Thailand, I've seen some.. iffy names like Guitar, Mint, Ice, Porch, Neptune, Atom, Glow, Gelato, and Chair. But there are names like Rose, Amber, and Ruby.

Like [these ?](https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/H6PZOQO8lz)

Mark, Jack, Rob

Yes, a good handful, including: April, Autumn, Carter, Chance, Chase, Christian, Cooper, Daisy, Faith, Felicity, Forrest (for forest), Grace, Harmony, Harper, Hazel, Hope, Hunter, Ivy, Jade, Jasmine, Joy, Lily, Mason, May, Oak, Paige (for page), Piper, Porter, Prudence, Roman, Rose, Ruby, Rusty, Ryder (for rider), Sawyer, Scarlet, Summer, Taylor (for tailor), Trinity, Tucker, Tyler (for tiler), and Willow. A number are taken from last names that are professions. But it's true that most given names in English are not comprehensible as common words in English.

Months, the most common ones I’ve seen: April May August June